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    Active severe weather week; tornado count above normal for this year

    By Bill SnyderTom ValleWGN-TV Tom Skilling Weather Center,

    10 days ago

    More than 1,000 total severe weather reports since Monday, and likely over 100 tornadoes.

    *note these reports are preliminary and likely to go up!

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    To date, the U.S.  tornado count is running about 20% above the long term average

    The total since January 1 is around 670 reports of tornadoes which is the highest YTD total since 2017. In the past 15 years: Only 2017 (704 tornadoes) and 2011 (1,290 tornadoes) have seen more to this point in the year.

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    Final April tornado tally ranks as the 2 nd most on record for April—since 1950—and the greatest total in 13 years!

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    Source: NOAA-Storm Prediction Center

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